Letters

Published
August 8, 2016

Letter to the editor: Don’t label Bernie Sanders as elderly

I am a Bernie Sanders supporter and have to mention two items about your editorial about Sen. Sanders on July 30: Yes, he did fill the civic center last July, but also spoke at the State Theatre in Portland in March, where the line to see him stretched all the way to and along State […]
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August 8, 2016

Letter to the editor: Kudos to activists blocking ill-conceived polling switch

A wonderful thing happened in city governance recently. Concerned citizens, at the “11th hour,” learned that Councilor Ed Suslovic intended to offer an “emergency” measure to change the District 3 polling place from Woodfords Corner (Woodfords Congregational Church) to Stroudwater (Italian Heritage Center), and the voters of Portland moved quickly to action. Although the church […]
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August 8, 2016

Letter to the editor: Woodard’s outstanding journalism speaks volumes

The people of Maine are well served by the diligent work of Colin Woodard. His award-winning investigative journalism has once again exposed apparent corruption, this time by a former governor of Maine. Mr. Woodard’s special report, “Charity Group Funded School Network led by McKernan,” in the July 31 Maine Sunday Telegram, ties misdirected federal education […]
Published
August 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: Maine’s ‘Berniecrats’ deserve our vote

Maine Bernie Sanders supporters, let’s stop talking about the presidential race. Decide where your loyalties lie and vote to rest your head in good conscience every night for the next four years. Yes, we are angry. Yes, we are distraught. Yes, we are worried for democracy. The revelations from Wikileaks are abominable. The treatment of […]
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August 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: We must start with police to stop deadly shootings

Inaction will not stop the killings. It must begin with the perpetrators! • First, if it is necessary, all investigations that involve law enforcement officials and result in a fatality should be taken over by the FBI, with officials involved in fatal shootings coming under FBI supervision. • Second, only specially trained law enforcement officers […]

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August 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: Acadia park history ignores Civilian Conservation Corps

Much has been said about the 100th anniversary of Acadia National Park, but seldom do you hear about the work of the boys of the Civilian Conservation Corps to beautify the park for visitors to enjoy. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the CCC, intended to provide work for unemployed young men, which became […]
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August 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: Iris Network deserves contract to help blind

Years ago I received rehabilitation service from the Iris Network, a state wide agency serving blind and visually impaired consumers over 14 years of age. The staff was exceptional and the new skills I learned life-changing. I know where to go when I need questions answered. The Iris Network is appealing the recent decision by […]
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August 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: Benghazi inquiries wasted time – and tens of millions

There’s been eight investigations, so far, into Benghazi. This is more than the combined total for every attack on this country in the past 50 years. This includes Beruit, Oklahama City, embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, the USS Cole, 9/11 and the Boston Marathon. In Beirut, in 1983, a suicide bomber drove a trunk […]
Published
August 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: What would it take for Collins to repudiate Trump?

A recent letter from Ken Spirer and Joan Leitzer, calling out Susan Collins for not criticizing Donald Trump, got me thinking. Just what would it take for our vaunted “moderate” senator to repudiate her party’s presidential nominee? Already on the rapidly growing checklist of reasons to repudiate: he’s a narcissist (I’m great, I never apologize), […]
Published
August 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Obama should change nuclear weapons policy to no first-use

Given the horrors endured 71 years ago in Hiroshima, on Aug. 6, and the president’s recent visit there, it’s time for a concrete step toward elimination of nuclear weapons. This would be a fitting gesture in keeping with Obama’s 2009 pledge to move toward a world free of all nuclear weapons. Nuclear disarmament is not […]

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